Nigeria, Ethiopia sign PTA to repatriate over 100 Nigerian prisoners

From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
The Federal Government and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia have signed a Prisoner Transfer Agreement (PTA) for persons who have been sentenced.
This comes as Nigeria and Ethiopia agreed to begin the immediate implementation of the bilateral instrument in accordance with their respective laws and international obligations.
The agreement, according to a post on X by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, will lead to the transfer of over 100 Nigerians from Ethiopian prisons back to their home country.
The media aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Magnus Eze, in a statement made available to Daily Sun, said Odumegwu-Oju...